Various Artists: Gamelan Of The Walking Warriors: Gamelan / Various - COMPACT DISCS

Various Artists: Gamelan Of The Walking Warriors: Gamelan / Various - COMPACT DISCSTitle: Gamelan Of The Walking Warriors: Gamelan Various Artist: Various Artists Label: Akuphone Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 660042112965 Genre: International Release Date: 2017 10 20 Number of Discs: 1 A fascinating immersion in the heart of a funeral ceremony live recorded in Bali, where gongs, cymbals, and drums give rhythm to the bewitching atmosphere of this mortuary procession. The international audience's interest into Balinese music and

Title: Gamelan Of The Walking Warriors: Gamelan / Various
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Akuphone
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 660042112965
Genre: International
Release Date: 2017-10-20
Number of Discs: 1

A fascinating immersion in the heart of a funeral ceremony live recorded in Bali, where gongs, cymbals, and drums give rhythm to the bewitching atmosphere of this mortuary procession. The international audience's interest into Balinese music and it's gamelan orchestras dates back to the edition of large ethnographic series in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s which largely encouraged the discovery of this music beyond Indonesia's borders. Taking advantage of a more advanced technology, compared to the vinyl golden era, the present field recordings produced in 2011 render, at the closest, the power of gamelans. Gamelan is presented here in two forms. The first one (tracks 1 to 4) offers a display of Beleganjur music out of the ritual context, which can be differentiated by a more melodic form and a more dramatic and hypnotic aspect in the compositions. The second one (tracks 5 to 9) presents the Beleganjur style in the ceremonial context of the Ngaben funerary rite in the village of Peliatan. The utmost vitality of these orchestras springs out throughout the different stages of these funerals, and the sound environment surrounding the musicians immerse the listener in the very heart of the procession following the corpse. With The Gamelan Of The Walking Warriors, Akuphone carries on it's exploration of ritual and ceremonial music with those materials of rare intensity. These recordings were collected by Vincenzo Della Ratta, PhD in Ethnomusicology from the Sapienza University (Rome). As a specialist of the gongs music from the Austronesian cultures of Southeast Asia, Della Ratta is the author of numerous articles on the subject. His field researches have already been edited as a vinyl entitled Kwangkay: Funerary Music Of The Dayak Benuaq Of Borneo (SF 106LP, 2016). Tracks 1 to 4 were recorded in the village of Wanagiri, in the district ("kecamatan") of Sukasada, of the regency of Buleleng. Tracks 5 to 9 were recorded in the village of Peliang, in the district of Ubud, of the regency of Gianyar. CD version comes in a digipak with 12-page booklet.

Tracks:
1.1 Pemungkah - Dharma Shanti Orchestra
1.2 Semut Megarang - Dharma Shanti Orchestra
1.3 Gilak Melasti - Dharma Shanti Orchestra
1.4 Dedari Ngindang - Dharma Shanti Orchestra
1.5 Procession to the House of the Deceased - Unknown Artist
1.6 At the House of the Deceased - Unknown Artist
1.7 Procession to the Cremation Ground - Unknown Artist
1.8 Lamentation - Unknown Artist
1.9 At the Seaside - Unknown Artist